Voter Services Team:

Voter Information, Education, Registration

Help Make Democracy Work!
The Voter Services team aims to fulfill the League’s mission of strengthening democracy through voter registration, voter education, and voter mobilization (GOTV). Contact us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org if you want to get involved or join one of our special teams:

• Youth Vote Team
• Voter Education Resource Team
• Beyond Palo Alto
• Executive Team

Action Committees:

Action on Key Public Policy Issues

Learn about and get involved in one of these Action Committees on areas that matter to you. Contact our Advocacy Chair at advocacy@lwvpaloalto.org or a Committee Chair to learn how you can help make a difference.

• Local Campaign Finance Reform Task Force
• Natural Resources
• Gun Violence Prevention
• Housing & Transportation
• Observer Corps

Management Teams

Critical operational support to ensure our work is carried out in meaningful and strategic ways by our Management Teams. Reach out to us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org. 

• Collaborations
• Communications
• Events
• Nominating
• Membership
• Fundraising

Youth Vote

Our mission is to register, educate, and motivate 100% of eligible Palo Alto teens to become lifelong voters.
Our volunteers go to Paly, Gunn, Kehillah, Pinewood, and Middle College to register students to vote and educate them about voting.

This work requires many volunteers!

contact@lwvpaloalto.org

Local Campaign Finance Reform

We study other cities' approaches to local campaign finance reform and develop proposals for Palo Alto City Council elections. To learn how you can be involved, contact our team at cfreform@lwvpaloalto.org.

Collaborations

Building Community - Together!

To increase our League’s effectiveness, we identify other organizations that share our values and work with them toward issue goals. We partner, share resources, co-sponsor events, and join coalitions. To learn more or if your organization would like to partner on something, email us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Voter Education

Our team of dedicated volunteers produce Pros & Cons events, Candidate Forums, a Voter Guide, and Voter’s Edge - and we work with high school students to produce educational videos about voting.

Every election season finds us very busy - and needing help. You can volunteer to moderate a Candidate Forum or be a Pros & Cons presenter. Write and research for-and-against arguments to help our voters make informed decisions on elections. Perfect for policy wonks and a great way to learn about issues! And if you're multi-lingual, even better!

New volunteers always welcome! Reach us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Natural Resources

The committee meets as needed to support specific projects or activities that address climate change issues.  Our committee focuses on two major topics:

• Food waste
• Building electrification, with an emphasis on health and safety issues around methane gas.  

For information on this team's work or to join in, please contact us at climate@lwvpaloalto.org or contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Communications & Events

We produce monthly VOTER newsletters and e-blasts; are active on Facebook, Threads, YouTube and Instagram; highlight on our website who we are, the actions and positions the League takes, upcoming events, and more. If you’re interested in writing publicity pieces, creating content, publishing online, and sharing the important work that our League does, contact us! Events is a great team to join if you enjoy the programs our League offers and want to help plan them. Reach out to communications@lwvpaloalto.org.

Voter Services - beyond Palo Alto

Our mission is to engage local League members in get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaigns for elections beyond Palo Alto's borders. Reach us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Gun Violence Prevention

Our Gun Violence Prevention Committee supports specific projects and activities that address gun violence prevention. We focus on advocacy and education to reduce the risk of violence caused by unsecured guns, and to reduce the risk of guns being in the hands of people who have been legally determined to be ineligible for gun possession. For details, reach out to us at gvprevention@lwvpaloalto.org.

Nominating Committee

Who will be the next generation of League leaders? The Nominating Committee is always on the look-out to bring talented, diverse, and dedicated members to the League’s Board of Directors. This committee collaborates during the first few months of the calendar year and makes recommendations for a slate of Board nominees to be voted on at the Annual Meeting in the spring. To learn how you can help, contact us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Observer Corps

Observers at local government meetings help inform the Board and the public on the political process and monitor for League-relevant items. Training is provided. To learn about what's involved, or to volunteer as an Observer, contact us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.

Membership and Fundraising

Membership and fundraising are essential to our ability to accomplish our mission. Join our team to help make it all happen! Reach out to us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org.